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Photo for illustration (Source: toquoc.vn)At the working session, Ms. Kim Jung-hwa, General Director of Arts of Seoul Handicrafts Arts Museum expressed her hope to cooperation with the Vietnam National Museum of History in different fields, including research activities, exhibition and publication. In addition, the museum will establish handicraft technology forum and hope that the Vietnam National Museum of History to participate in the forum. Responding to the invitation, the Vietnam National Museum of History will be ready to participate and also look forward to expanding cooperation with partners in Korea. The cooperation will contribute to open research opportunities to compare the technology and history of handicraft production in Korea and Vietnam./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Cooperation between Vietnam National Museum of History and Seoul…

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture (Photo: VNA) The Da Nang museum has signed a memorandum of understanding on India’s National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation, and Museology on the compilation and publication of the catalogue “Cham Sculptures of Vietnam and their Relationship with Indian Art”, which studies 50 sculptures in the collection of the Da Nang museum. The museum is collaborating with the National Museum of India in studying and compiling the book, which will introduce the relationship between Cham sculptures and Indian artworks. The catalogue will be printed in India at the end of 2018. On the same day, the Indian President visited My Son Sanctuary, a world cultural heritage site in the neighbouring province of Quang Nam. Once the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom, My Son Sanctuary is located on a hilly landscape in Duy Phu commune of Duy Xuyen district, about 70km … [Read more...] about Indian President visits Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, My Son…

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse toured the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in the central city on November 19, as part of his ongoing state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong. The Da Nang museum has signed a memorandum of understanding on India’s National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation, and Museology on the compilation and publication of the catalogue “Cham Sculptures of Vietnam and their Relationship with Indian Art”, which studies 50 sculptures in the collection of the Da Nang museum. The museum is collaborating with the National Museum of India in studying and compiling the book, which will introduce the relationship between Cham sculptures and Indian artworks. The catalogue will be printed in … [Read more...] about Indian President visits Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, My Son Sanctuary

The Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) Quốc Tử Giám (Imperial Academy), home to the Museum of History. VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Sum Viet Nam News THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế has plans to move items managed by the local Museum of History in order conserve the buildings that hold the museum. The buildings that currently house the museum were built by the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) that served as the Imperial Academy. The provincial People’s Committee has reserved a 7,500sq.m plot in the city of Huế as well as some VNĐ14 billion (US$600,000) from the local budget to construct a new building for the museum. The committee said the change is necessary to protect large items, including airplanes used by the US forces during the war. Because space was limited, the planes have been exhibited outdoors for decades. The historic building will be returned to the Huế Monuments … [Read more...] about Huế to move local Museum of History

The National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will host the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations and international Buddhist conference in Hà Nam Province from May 12 to May 14 next year.— Photo thethaovanhoa.vn HÀ NỘI — The National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will host the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations and international Buddhist conference in Hà Nam Province from May 12 to May 14 next year. The information was released on Thursday in the first preparatory meeting for the UNDV, which was held in Hà Nội. The meeting was attended by representatives from India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, the US, Norway, Hungary, South Korea, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia and Việt Nam. The theme of the 2019 UNDV conference is ‘Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies’. “We are happy to announce that the Government of Việt Nam and the National Vietnam … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to host 16th United Nations Day of Vesak

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described by President Michel Temer as a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. Even before the embers had begun to cool Monday, grief over the huge cultural loss gave way to anger at funding cuts many say are threatening Brazil’s multi-cultural heritage. The museum’s destruction caused a social media outcry and a crowd of around 500 protesters gathered to form a human chain around its still-smoldering remains. "It’s not enough just to cry, it is necessary that the federal government, which has resources, helps the museum to reconstruct its history," director Alexandre Keller said in front of the devastated building. The fire, the cause of which remains unknown, broke out late Sunday around 7.30pm. The majestic edifice was swept by flames after closing to the public asplumes of smoke shot into the night sky, while … [Read more...] about Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno

Particularly, the report says that there have still existed examples of human rights oppression in Vietnam. Furthermore, it irrationally accuses Vietnam of “systematically breaching” justice procedures, saying that local competent agencies restrain detainees from accessing lawyers and prevent their families from visiting them, and local courts judge cases unfairly while authorities seek to intervene in citizens’ privacy, their families and mail. An art performance at Thanh Tam Parish on Christmas 2017. (Photo for illustration) Those who do not understand much about Vietnam will be so shocked at Vietnam’s “human rights breaches” stated in the US Department of State’s reports. But the reality in Vietnam shows the opposite. At a recent news briefing, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Le Thu Hang announced: “These [the US Department of State’s abovementioned views on human rights practices in Vietnam] … [Read more...] about US Department of State has subjective and wrong view on Vietnam’s reality

The programme aimed to help young people understand more about customs and culture welcoming Tet thanks to experiential activities at the museum. Students participated in diverse cultural activities and folk games such as chung cake making, calligraphy, Dong Ho folk painting and dancing. Especially, they also studied customs through erecting Neu pole by people from Co Loa commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi. Following are photos about students at the program:Students enjoyed making traditional foods for Tet Students participated in folk games Students enjoyed dancing with ethnic people Tuyet Nhung … [Read more...] about Experiencing Tet at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

- Last month, UNESCO added Vietnamese ‘Bai choi’ folk music to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list during the 12th session of their Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Korea.Bai choi, an art form that combines music, poetry, acting, painting, and literature, has been an important and indispensable spiritual and cultural practice of people in central Vietnam over past centuries.Meanwhile, Xoan singing - a folk music genre in Vietnam’s northern midland province of Phu Tho - was removed from the Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. Xoan singing is a type of performing art, attached to the cult of worshipping Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, and performed by farmers growing wet rice in the midland areas."Both Bai choi and Xoan singing are in need of protection and the best way to promote these art forms are through performances to … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s major cultural events in 2017